ORDER :

1. These are two appeals filed by way of special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution of India against the common order dated 5.8.2005 in Letters Patent Appeals No. 1736/2004 and 1869/2004 passed by the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court.

2. The facts briefly are that D.M. Parmar was appointed in Panchmahal Vadodara Gramin Bank, 'the Bank' for short, as an officer by order dated 16.4.1988. He joined the bank on 25.4.1988 and was confirmed in service on 9.5.1991. He worked as a Manager at Chundadi branch of the bank during 25.3.1996 to 21.6.1997 and during this periodhe had granted advances, renewed various loan accounts and extended more finance to the borrower sunder Crop Loan Scheme. A show cause notice dated 15/20.5.1999 was issued to him to show cause why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him for various acts of omission and commission committed during his posting as a Manager of Chundadi branch of the bank during the period 25.3.1996 to 21.6.1997. Here plied saying that he was not fully experienced in handling a big branch and in discharging duties as a Branch Manager and the acts of omission and commission were on account of his inexperien